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Inside fighter planes / by Chris Oxlade.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oxlade, Chris, author.
- Series:
- Oxlade, Chris. Inside military machines.
- Inside military machines
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fighter planes--History--Juvenile literature.
- Fighter planes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Hungry Tomato, [2018]
- Summary:
- Follow the powerful story of fighter aircraft--from the earliest six-winged inventions used during World War I right up to modern supersonic stealth fighters. Along the way, explore inside the cockpit of a Supermarine Spitfire, the engine of the jet-powered Messerschmitt Me 262, and the inner workings of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning. From dogfight tricks to ejector seats, learn how fighter plane technology and strategy have developed throughout military history, and see life through the eyes of a fighter pilot.
- Contents:
- The first fighters
- World War I advances
- Battle of Britain fighters
- The P-51 Mustang
- The first jet fighters
- Stealthy fighters
- Flying a fighter
- Fighter weapons
- Attack helicopters
- F-35 fighter.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5124-7113-5
- 1-5124-4999-7
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